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Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:35:30 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: anxovieshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/03/25/randy-wolf-asked-to-be-cut-after-the-mariners-requested-he-sign-a-45-day-release-waiver/#comment-674560
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:01:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-674560As a devoted Yankee I confess that I am going to get a lot of pleasure in watching the Cano deal play out. Cano went first class with the Yankees, they treat their players very well in all respects and spend a lot of time and money keeping them happy. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to riding economy.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:49:54 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-674056What I ment to say was, didn’t the Astros have a decent record vs the Mariners last year? That’s ok, a douche GM for douche fans..
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:38:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673983Free agents are not going to want to sign with a team that exhibits such weasely business practices. Good luck to you Robbie Cano. Get used to being in the cellar.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:31:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673981Typical Jack Z douche bag move. He is a horrible GM. A week in Seattle and Cano will realize that he is in baseball purgatory. 24mill and a vacation in October. This is typical of Z’s tenure. Makes Bavasi look like a genius. Welcome to another 70 win season. Didn’t Have a decent record against the Mariners? Ya, last place looks attainable.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:46:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673957I was going to say the same thing- once Amaro sees him out there, he’s going to offer him a 3 yr, heavily backloaded deal!
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:44:05 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673956All these GMs are shady bastards and I absolutely believe the reports from last year that Jack Z doesn’t have a clue about what he is doing. Proof positive with the way he handled the off-season post Cano. Good luck up there Robinson dealing with 3rd place year in, year out. I guess the one good thing is that in the next couple years you’re almost guaranteed to not finish last because Houston’s shady GM won’t bring his supremely talented youth up to play.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:30:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673950Please take it! Baltimore has had enough!!!!
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:05:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-6738982nd home game of the season. Considering he’s pulling in $24 mil per year, I’ll take the over.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:25:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673886Given the crap the Phils have pulled with their prospects, I do not think its a mark of pride that the M’s are operating no different than the Phils. And I generally agree with Jack’s moves.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:12:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673882Phillies! Get him! Keep the 2004 Reunion tour going!
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:37:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673877Will the MLBPA wake up and smell something a lot worse than coffee? They should right now be supporting Wolf in a suit to force the Mariners to make good on that “guaranteed” contract. They told him that he had made the roster which I believe was the condition required in that contract. Trying to force him to negate that guarantee should be actionable. Lawyer Craig, what say ye?
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:18:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673873Over/under on when Cano realizes he should have stayed in the Bronx?
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:23:53 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673866Well who’s the Wolf in sheep’s clothing now?
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:23:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673865No one wonders that.

ARod undoubtedly left for the money.

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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:19:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673864I think it speaks to a larger problem, that this clause exists. It’s a bad clause that allows MLB to work a little like the NFL with non-guaranteed contracts. CJ Nitkowski explains it best.

It sounds like it only applies to a very small segment of players, but if it is used at least once a season (Quintero last year, Wolf this year), maybe it’s time to work that loophole out of the next CBA. If they don’t, it will suck for the NRIs who get this treatment, but them’s the breaks.

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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:17:15 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673863It’s stories like these that make me hope Wolf lands on a different AL West team and gets 6 wins against the Mariners this year.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:53:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673849The Mariners thought top hitters didn’t want to sign here because of how pitcher-friendly Safeco Field is (Adrian Beltre, Richie Sexson, etc), so they moved in the fence last year and broke the bank for Cano. With the classless way they treated Wolf, they’ve just taken a huge step back in terms of luring in free agents. Good luck getting guys to sign there unless they overpay.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:49:55 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673847Yeah, I could see if they made the 45 day thing a part of his contract, requiring him to stay with the team 45 days to guarantee the rest of the contract….but to introduce it after the guy made the team on a minor league deal…that’s weak.
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Wed, 26 Mar 2014 01:47:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=515373#comment-673844A bad move, to be sure, but, at least recently, not without precedent.